Combined abdominal support and hose-supporter.



PATENTED E1515. 0', mun.

' N. L. DIGNEY. COMBINED ABDOMINAL SUPPORT AND HOSE SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 4. I905.

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, FELL-IE EN O IGNEY; OF Bn'InG-EroR-ir. eonnnc'rrcur. COMBINED? BnommAL SUPPO AND H'osE-suPPoR'rEr-x.

Specification of Letters resent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1906 Application filed October 4, 1905- Serial No. 281,294.

,To all whom-it may concern:

. Be" it known that I, NELLIE LENNON DIG- Abdominal Support and Hose-Supporter;

-and do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such. as will enable others skilled inthe art towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

' .My invention relates to combined abdomii nal supports and hose-supporters, and has for its objects to support the abdomen firmly and yet with no undue pressure and to afford a intervals and secured to said strips by stitch- 'fro'msai d band at intervals.

device which shall fit snugly to the person of i the wearer.

With these ends in view my invention consists of the novel arrangement of parts, such as will be hereinafter fully described and then pointed out in the claims which conclude this description.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are respectively front and rear elevations-of my improvement.

Similar numbers of reference denote like parts in both figures of the drawings. .1 is the waistband, and 2 represents nonelastic short strips stitched to and depending This waistband is disposed in the form of a curve, so as to fit the waist of the wearer, while the strips depend radially from said band.

3 represents elastic webbings disposed parallel to the band 1 and crossing the strips at ing. This arrangement of said strips and webbings provides intervening openings 4, whereby ot only isa good ventilation afforded, but di tortion and wrinkling of the device are unlikely to occur.

Bucklesfi and straps 6 are provided at the ends of the support, whereby the latter may be secured, around the person of the wearer. Depending from the middle portion of the support are stocking-engaging members 7, While from the sides or hip portions of the support de end stocking engaging members 8.

The provision 'of the elastic webbings lengthwise of the support enables the latter to adjust itself to the shape of the wearer, so

as to snugly fit-her form, and the support will therefore yield to the movements of t e body,

but will at the same time maintain acon-- stant pressure against the abdomen and hips.

hen the members 7 8 are engaged with the stockings, a perfect-fitting abdomen-support is afforded which is elastic lengthwise, but

' is unyielding in the direction of the strain on the stocking-supportingmembers.

The shape or design of the support may of course be altered to suit different forms and conditions without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is i 1. A. combined abdominal support and hose-supporter, comprising a waistband hav- -1ng depending therefrom the non-elastic flexible strips spaced apart, a plurality of elastic webbings spaced apart and crossing said strips, said webbings and strips being stitched together, suitable fastenings at the end of the support, and stocking-engaging members depending from said support.

2. A combined abdominal support and hose-supporter, comprising a waistband hav ing depending therefrom the non-elastic flexible strips spaced apart, a plurality of elastic Webbings spaced apart and crossing said strips at right angles whereby openings are provided between said webbings and strips, suitable fastenings at the ends of the support, and stocking-engaging members depending from the front and side portions of said suport. p 3. A combined abdominal support and hose supporter, comprising vertically disposed non-elastic strips and horizontally-disposed elastic webbings, which strips and web- 

